innumerable; countless; numberless
phrase; phrase; strawberry
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
transactions; dealings; business
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
maid; helper; help; assistance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast