to put on airs; to assume importance
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
around the world; throughout the world
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
historic; historical; traditional
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
due form; official; formality
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
difference; discrepancy; variation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
letter; missive; note; mail
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
abuse; misuse; perversion
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
order; sequence; procedure
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
bombshell announcement (statement)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
precocity; early ripening; premature development
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hiding one's embarrassment
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely