to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
time around sunset; early evening
to complain; to make a complaint
eternal; unlimited; endless
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
follow-up report; further news
relation; connection; relevance
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
witnessing; observing; sighting
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
cannot be helped; unavoidable
in terms of; from the point of view of
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
anonymity; using an assumed name
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
duty; obligation; responsibility
social; societal; societary
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to compete with; to vie for