holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
atelier; studio; workshop
very rich person; the super rich
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
registration; accession; register; entry; record
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to sell off; to sell completely
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sixth anniversary of a death
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch