boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take back; to recapture
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
man; male; masculine gender
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
start of a romance; beginning of love
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attempt; to test; to try out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
that is to say; so that means
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
probe each other; sound each other out
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
way; method; means; resource; course
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)