secondary residence; vacation home; villa
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
how dare ...; how could ...
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
a step; short distance; short time
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to jar; to creak; to grate
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
feeling keenly; fully realizing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
passion; temper; irritability
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
to rant and rave; to raise hell
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to be smeared; to be covered
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
muddy water; red-light district
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
the world in general; society; convention
belief; faith; conviction
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards