black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to discuss; to talk together
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
interior; inside; internal
explosive; blasting powder
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about