show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
carving; engraving; sculpture
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
reception room; parlor; parlour
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
youthful; young; young-looking
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
bipolarization; bipolarisation
probability; likelihood; chances
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wide-awake to one's interests
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do