one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
does not; can not; will not
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
Bourbon dynasty (France, Spain, etc.); House of Bourbon
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
since the dawn of history
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
construction; establishment
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid