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; trending
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of 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
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
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; approval; consent
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
extremely; terrifically; super
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
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.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to breathe out; to exhale
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get