wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
match; game; bout; contest
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
natural disaster; cataclysm
amount of sugar; sugar content
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to follow another's example
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to put one's life on the line
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
good-natured; of good character
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lacking in options; to be too few
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
woman; lady; adult female
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
pushy; pushing; self-assertive