obedience; submission; resignation
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
migratory bird; bird of passage
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to forget to say; to forget to mention
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
thereupon; shortly thereafter
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid