extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
programme; program; plans; arrangements
that's true; of course; obviously
descendant; posterity; offspring
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to start using; to try out
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
impression given by a painting or image
patting; stroking; caressing
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to square one's shoulders
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
little finger; pinky; little toe
at that time; in those days