dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
in person; personally; directly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
intelligence or information network
card (with a message written on it)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
show; exhibition; spectacle
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
several types; several kinds; several species
recipe site; recipe website