conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to bring up under one's personal care
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
business; trade; operations; sales
general manager; director-general
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
drinking straight from a bottle
Champagne glass; Champagne flute
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
death penalty; capital punishment
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
expressing one's mind; speaking out
immediately carrying out (a plan)
last days; the end; one's fate
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
research organization; investigative body
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
letting (someone) die without helping
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to jump from one thing to another
nightlife districts; drinking districts
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic