to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
watchful waiting; careful supervision
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
precocious; precocious child
just because; even if; even though
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
chairlift (e.g. at a ski resort); ski lift; (goods) lift; lift (in figure skating, ballet, etc.)
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
rising; ascending; climbing
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
wear; clothing; ware; goods; -ware; software