white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
luxury item; luxury goods
common people; ordinary people; masses
high-quality goods; luxury item
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
according to plan; as planned
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
appearance; expression; manifestation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation