chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
high dimension; higher dimensions
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
throw; throwing; throwing event
several sheets (flat objects)
successive generations; successive emperors
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
very great; enormous; serious
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
in the end; at the end of the day
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)