gentle; mild; meek; tender
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to squeeze out; to wring out
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to compete with; to vie for
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
being in love with each other
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to summon courage; to be brave
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
sublime; noble; high-minded
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
strategist; tactician; schemer
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip