flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
economic world; financial circles; business community
leader; authority; mainstay
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
messenger; envoy; emissary
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
exaltation; emotional uplift
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
radiant smile; contented smile