reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
thereupon; shortly thereafter
you (plural); all of you; you all
very popular; highly favoured
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
remembrance; recollection; recognition
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
serious; severe; grave; acute
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on