taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
racewalking; race walking; walking race
the matter you have been talking about
separate case; another matter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
in that way; like that; that way
rubbing one's hands together
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
(political) power; authority; influence
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
you; (arch.) your residence