focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
pretension; assumption (of a title)
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bravery; courage; heroism
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sunlight; rays of the Sun
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to rush over; to run up to
neighbouring house; neighboring house
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)