design; idea; conception; plan
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
rich person; wealthy person
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
all (there is); as long as there is
overall; general; as a whole
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
interview (e.g. for a job)
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
rich person; wealthy person
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to soothe and humor; to coax
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
endless; boundless; everlasting
to provide; to arrange; to install