use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
air of luxury; high class feel
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be injured; to sustain a wound
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
(a person's) appearance; looks
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
participation; joining; entry
unidentifiable; unidentified
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
primary school; elementary school; grade school