negotiations; discussions; connection
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
either way; in any case; one way or another
such ... as; or some such
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
should; must; -able; probably; likely