performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
doing whatever one pleases
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
the other day; lately; recently
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
person of doubtful origin
common people; ordinary people; masses
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted