very important person; VIP
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
environment; circumstance
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
palatial residence; stately mansion
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
in swarms; in great crowds
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
common people; ordinary people; masses
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
most part; greater part; majority
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in the meanwhile; during the time
outpatient care; ambulatory care
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
in order; sequential; seriatim
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally