moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling; magnificent
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
living by oneself; living alone
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
PR brochure; public relations magazine
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
devotion; attachment; infatuation
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
information; making a report (to a superior)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
meritorious deed; services
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to be worn down; to be reduced
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted