entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
linking together; tying in a row
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
calm; composed; leisurely
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
manners; behavior; behaviour
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
deep inside; innermost place
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
to be manageable; to be able to handle
craving; longing; thirsting
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
abrupt turn; sudden change
flaring up; bursting into flames
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)