companion; follower; attendant; retinue
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
rather; sooner; preferably
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
verbal promise; one's word
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to watch for an unguarded moment
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to manage something successfully; to be successful
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
in one's own way or style
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
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
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to say (something) over one's shoulder
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
leader; guide; mentor; coach