pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
in name only; titular; nominal
looking or acting as if one owned the place
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to begin talking; to open up
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
covering the whole ground
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up