if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
news; word; tidings; omen
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
memory; sense; experience
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
the other day; some time ago; recently
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be transparent; to show through
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to read the situation; to sense the mood
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know