lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
dozens; scores of; decades
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (currency of Japan); circle
rich person; wealthy person
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
arrogant; haughty; insolent
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
one-by-one; separately; in detail
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
personification; impersonation; embodiment
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to concern; to be related
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
story; tale; talk; discussion
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various