arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
main cause; primary factor
confidentially; privately; off the record
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
being adopted into the family of one's bride
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sons and daughters; children; girl
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to not take seriously; to take lightly
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
ability; capability; skill
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with