upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
colour; color; hue; tints
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to come and go; to go back and forth
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
men and women of all ages
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just a minute; small quantity
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
surroundings; environs; circumference
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
even more; still more; further
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
breath; breathing; tone; mood