celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
high spirits; gleeful mood
to get drunk; to become tipsy
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
cares; ill feeling; reserve
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one's own work; making by oneself
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
walking heavily; lumbering
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to press a question; to cross-examine