to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
choices; alternatives; options
private tutor; coach; governess
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
difficult to ...; hard to ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to pile up; to accumulate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
comfort; consolation; diversion
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin