secret; private; surreptitious
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
extensive knowledge; erudition
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to show up; to appear; to turn up
reason; cause; circumstances
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
those (near the second person)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
audience; spectator; spectators
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
in the future; another day; later
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
discipline; training; teaching manners
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
back; rear; background; behind the scenes