fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
top-grade Chinese soup stock
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to work without sleep or rest
to entrust; to leave to a person
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
discussion; argument; debate
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to get tired out; to be exhausted
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to keep (a person) waiting
tedious; boring; being fed up with
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
curl; curly hair; ringlet
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
courteous; decorous; polite
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be overcome with emotion
prudence; discretion; thought
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
small number; few; minority
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
even if; even though; however; no matter how