praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had
1,000,000; one million; million; many
contrary to one's expectations
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
other; another; over; more than; I; me
being very busy; busyness
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
physical condition; state of health
worry; mental agony; heartache
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to stare back (at); to glare back
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
gossip; corner of the mouth
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy