to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
feel (of a material); texture
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
ready-made; common-law (wife)
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
coach and four; four horse coach
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
entremets (mousse-based cake)
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
personification; impersonation; embodiment