polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
minority group (party); minority
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if it is the case that ...
virtue; charm; merit; good point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
notice; attention; observation
something like ...; something called ...
world; society; people; the public
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
during; for the duration of
planning; project; plan; design
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
father; dad; husband; you; he
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)