Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to grow taller (of people)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
perfectly round; perfectly circular
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
festival merrymaking; revelry
to call each other; to call out to one another
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
that; the matter in question
title of honour; title of honor
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category