surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
invitation; introduction; temptation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
everything; anything; nothing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries
nice; likeable; desirable
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to