jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
glossy black hair; green hair
personality; style; appearance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
moderate faction; moderates
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...