to solicit; to demand; to extort
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
spy; secret agent; spying
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
affiliated company; affiliated business
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
permanent wave (hairstyle); perm
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
monetary unit; currency unit
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)