calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
the more one looks (at it) the more...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to collapse into; to flop onto
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph
income; receipts; revenue
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to shout (in anger); to yell
(apportioning) in small amounts
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly