statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
is something that; is that which
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to rock; to shake; to swing
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity