plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to fall off; to tumble down
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
several weeks; a few weeks
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
production (e.g. play); direction
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to crawl out of; to creep out of
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to become empty; to be emptied
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
social; societal; societary
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
stimulating; exciting; provocative
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance