escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
image; figure; figure; form; image
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
thereupon; shortly thereafter
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
follower; attendant; valet; servant
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
decoration; ornament; trimmings
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to approach; to draw near
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seeing one off; farewell; escort
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed