at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to have a talk; to tell a story
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
one by one; one after another; successively
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
expression; look; countenance; face