pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
pleased to make your acquaintance
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to get too familiar with; to become too familiar with
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
recovery; rescue; recapture
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to overflow from something full
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
village; hamlet; settlement
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off