to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hairline; borders of the hair
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to squash; to crush; to flatten
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
quiet; still; surreptitious
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
(a place) out of one's reach
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
hard to get; hard to come by
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
in advance; beforehand; previously
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
obscure; vague; ambiguous
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
street; quarter; district; area