to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
companion; company; tritagonist
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
stepping back; drawing back
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
record high; all-time high
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to thrust away; to send flying
to fall on one's backside
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
of no interest; not interested
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
how others look at you; what others think about you
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)