settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
manly; masculine; like a man
different thing; another question; different case
youthful; young; young-looking
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
depends entirely on; depends above all on
directly; in person; firsthand
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of