after a long time; for the first time in a while
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
originally; by nature; from the start
married woman; another's wife
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
personal attendant; valet; maid
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
full dress; formal dress; uniform
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
husband and wife; married couple
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who