true character; real nature
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
unrequited love; one-sided love
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
elopement; running away with a lover
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
accomplishment; execution
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
long ago; already; a long time ago
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown