simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to laugh away; to laugh off
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sympathy; compassion; pity
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
military personnel; soldier
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
foundation stone; cornerstone
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate