cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
successive generations; successive emperors
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
fully prepared; all ready
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
too (much); overly; excessively
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
shorts; panties; knickers
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush