person on top of the income scale; top earner
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
appearance; figure; shape; form
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
air of luxury; high class feel
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
floor above; floor upstairs
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to throw open; to leave open
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
as if nothing had happened
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
eight (long cylindrical things)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)