fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
personal affair; one's own affair
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
contrived; false-sounding
attendance; presence; appearance
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
memory-making; making memories
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
invitation; introduction; temptation
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
business; trade; operations; sales
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful