to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
(your) daughter; young woman
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
who's who; directory; social register
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
person who introduces someone; introducer
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
that is to say; so that means
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
good family; respectable family; decent family
state of mind; mentality; psychology
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
system; institution; organization; organisation
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to become better; to improve
something like ...; something called ...
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to half-rise to one's feet
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
shopping district; shopping street; downtown