outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
that is to say; so that means
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
charming; fascinating; attractive
now that; since; so long as; because
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
intelligence gathering; information gathering
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
manners; behavior; behaviour
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to entertain; to make welcome
being upright and cleanhanded
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
release; emission; ejection
to temper thoroughly; to train well
process; course; mechanism
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)