kickoff party; rally; pep party
in history; ever; historical
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
election campaign fund; electoral funds
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
Roche; Roches; Roesch; Roshch
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
proposed site; site chosen
preserving in salt; salting down
superstition; superstitious belief
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
the right person in the right place
branch manager; manager of a branch office
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
youthful; young; young-looking