compensation; indemnity; reparation
things depend on how you look at them
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
the very start; the very beginning
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
principle; theory; fundamental truth
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to jump at; to be attracted by
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to