naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
government service; the bureaucracy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the same rank; equality; apposition
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
lacking a plan; haphazard
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
gossip; corner of the mouth
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up