reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
3000; three thousand; many
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
way out; means to escape; escape route
reason; cause; circumstances
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
prospects of victory; chances of success
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
genuine; authentic; true; real
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
recognition; acquaintance
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off