to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
Imperial cortege (procession)
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
private tutor; coach; governess
ringing; throbbing violently
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
standard; set; routine; decided
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
prime of one's working life
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
marital relationship; marital relations
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
leader; central personage
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
training; education; development; cultivation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
chit; sales slip; voucher
deposit; payment; money received; money due