episode; anecdote; vignette
beautification; glorification
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to telephone; to make a phone call
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
discipline; training; teaching manners
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
resignation; acceptance; consolation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
many; numerous; various; large number of
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
bank; banking institution
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
share (in a company); stock
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
enterprise; business; company; corporation
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
telephone call; telephone (device)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
consequence; outcome; result; blame
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself