steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
electricity; (electric) light
society; the world; the times
progress; advance; improvement; development
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
sincere; honest; faithful
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to say no more; to sink into silence
to pay attention; to be watchful
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
manners; courtesy; etiquette
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
bank; banking institution
ago; since; before; previous
conviction; belief; confidence
prize money; monetary award; reward
to thrust down; to push off
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
good humour (humor); good mood
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to bring; to take; to bring about
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
hot topic; talk of the town
to spread; to be propagated