which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
about this time; about now
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
that; the matter in question
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
nonchalantly; without a care
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
sense of politics; feeling for politics
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
exclusive; attached to; specialist
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
this, that and the other; this and that
plot; conspiracy; conference
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly