to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to become frayed; to become loose
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
ostentation; show; affectation
pressure; oppression; suppression
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to throw into; to toss into
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to care for someone; to look after someone
such; like that; that sort of; very
to entrust; to leave to a person
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded