skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
outward appearance; looks
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
older sister and younger brother
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
sovereign; emperor; monarch
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
Lethal Weapon (series) (film)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
to order; to command; to appoint
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
self-interest; selfish desire