and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
reason; cause; circumstances
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
notice; attention; observation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
genuine article; real thing; real deal
feel (of a material); texture
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
opposite; reverse; contrary
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tone (of voice); manner of talking
vocal sound; tone of voice
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation