chalk (mineral); white wall
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
the current ...; this; today's ...
Ave Maria (prayer); Hail Mary
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
recompense; indemnity; atonement
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to make one's heart flutter
closely-guarded secret; top secret
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
ratio; proportion; percentage
social status; social position
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
(your) daughter; young woman
shrine ranking (abolished in 1946); company ranking
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
merits; distinguished services
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to turn against; to become an enemy