upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
like this; in this way; as you see
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to redeem (from sin); to save
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
ruble (Russian currency); rouble
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
foster mother; adoptive mother
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
Giraffidae (family containing the giraffe and the okapi)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)