raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
down payment; contract money
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest