the Alps; range of high mountains
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
front entrance; front door
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
interior design; interior; upholstery
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
finish; end; completion; result
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
otherwise; or else; if not
home; household; family; hearth
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
(another's) daughter; young lady
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
preliminary step; first step
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
financial power; financial means; wealth
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
smelling of earth; rustic
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)