to put on airs; to assume importance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
long; drawn-out; very long
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
parting; separation; farewell
very young; little; childish; immature
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
powder snow; powdery snow
custom; practice; convention; precedent
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
seedling; sapling; young tree
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street