person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
father; dad; husband; you; he
preparation; arrangements
such; like that; that sort of; very
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
particularly; only; in the case of
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
children's story; fairy tale
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
by myself; in person; by oneself
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
how can (one) do something
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be born; to come into the world
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason