influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
companion; company; tritagonist
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
perfect; complete; flawless
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to state; to express; to mention
a few years ago; some years back
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
source of revenue; financial supporter