ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
reception room; parlor; parlour
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
welcome!; nice to see you!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
youthful; young; young-looking
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
bipolarization; bipolarisation
probability; likelihood; chances
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wide-awake to one's interests
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to spit out; to eject; to dump
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
knowing; (an) acquaintance