celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
many; much; plenty; hardly
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
extremely; terrifically; super
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
to smirk; to grin broadly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to breathe out; to exhale
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
critical (condition); serious