beginning; opening; start; outset
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
solitary island; isolated island
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
servant; manservant; menial
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
front; frontage; facade; main
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
cleavage (between breasts)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
all eyes; public attention
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
composite photograph; photomontage
(person treated as a) plaything
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
one's mental make-up (structure)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare