Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to fold up; to fold into layers
change; transition; return present
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
pigment; paint; colour; color
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
secret story; unknown episode
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to be busy at work; to work diligently
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
to complain; to lodge a complaint
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
by both oneself and others
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to join together; to combine; to join up
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move