flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
while; during (the time when)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
richly colored; richly coloured
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
streamer; pennant; windsock
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
between times; when there's a spare moment
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
individual; private person; personal; private
technique; art; skill; move
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client