attack; assault; attempt; try
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to this extent; to this degree; this much
distinction; discrimination
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
intelligence or information network
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
eardrum; tympanic membrane
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
rights to usage of one's likeness
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
beyond one's means or position
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
successor; replacement; second wife
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
sole girl in a group of geeks
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
a little bit; a little while
drama; play; powerful drug
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do