rubefaction (reddening of the skin)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
to offer (put up) resistance
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
central part; heart (of a city)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to run down (stairs, etc.)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
young girl; lass; adolescent female
contrived; false-sounding
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering