attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
secrecy; highly classified information
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
talk; recital; narration; topic
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
counter for books; volume
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to deal with a large number
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
ability to attract customers
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
image change; changing one's image; makeover
unpredictability; element of surprise
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still