bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
on and after; from ... onward; since
to live; to reside; to inhabit
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
(within a) territory; domains
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
calm; composed; cool; quiet
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
office (e.g. the Oval Office)