style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to find out; to discover; to locate
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
business world; business circles; (the) industry
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
complete change; about-face
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to say no more; to sink into silence
specialization; specialisation
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
in that manner; like that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to entrust; to leave to a person
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
even if not; even without
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale