celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
(set of) facial features; looks
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
marriage proposal; marriage talks
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to throw down the gauntlet
presence (impressive quality)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
intelligence gathering; information gathering
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
skill; dexterity; master hand
one eye; one of one's eyes
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make an appearance; to show up
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
same family (race, tribe)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to pay attention; to be watchful