smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
every year; yearly; annually
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
this is why; this means; it is the case that
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to spend time (on doing something)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
after the end (of something); post-
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
relation; connection; relevance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
use; utilization; utilisation; application
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
ability; capability; skill