club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
autonomy; right of self-government
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to strangle; to constrict
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
resolute; determined; bold
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law