welcome!; nice to see you!
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
proposal; offer; request; application
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
looks; personal appearance; features
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
inheritance; something given or received
great difference; major mistake
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound