pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category