late at night; small hours of the morning
to gain fame; to make one's name
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
minimum; at the very least
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stiffen; to become stiff
late at night; at a late hour
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
the other day; a few days ago
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
funny story; funny anecdote
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret