homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
serves you right!; see what happens!
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
results; record; grades; marks
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
100 percent; completely; fully
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
thank you (for the meal just served); (lit.) I receive (this meal)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
women's lib; women's liberation (movement)