tips of one's hair; hair ends
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
true character; real nature
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
beginning; clue; starting point
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to make a speech; to address
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
consequence; result; conclusion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
unique; peculiar; singular
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
process; course; mechanism
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
ability; capability; skill
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to be jealous; to be envious
preface; introduction; preamble
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get one's head around; to think about