to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
long-awaited; much-awaited
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
race (of people); type of person
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one day; (on) a certain day
to prowl after; to keep watch on
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
January; first month of the lunar calendar
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult