to continue to do; to persist in doing
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
elopement; running away with a lover
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
troubled face; worried expression
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
entrance; admission; entering
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
cooking class; cookery school
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
practicality; utility; usefulness