sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
acting ability; talent as a performer
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
passage; path; route; one's way
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to turn right; to turn to the right
to be itching to put one's skills to use
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons