to underrate; to make light of
weightlessness; zero gravity
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
inexpert or untrained eyes
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
high street; town centre (center)
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to have a smattering knowledge of
back seat (of a car); rear seat
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
delusion; trick of the imagination
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
son and heir; son who will succeed one
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
bereavement; separation by death; loss