to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
financial power; financial means; wealth
very popular; highly favoured
craving for the limelight
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
by myself; in person; by oneself
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
way (of doing); manner; method; means
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
something; some kind of; for some reason
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station