receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
tenth day of the month; ten days
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
exclusive; attached to; specialist
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
cosmetics; toilet articles
company president; manager; director
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous