to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
comparatively; relatively
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to shake one's head (in denial)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
otherwise; or else; if not
all eyes; public attention
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
even though; despite; when
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
being concerned about or mindful of
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors