dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
does not; do not; will not do
rival; competitor; competition
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
each and all; every single one; everybody
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
business discussion; negotiation
without eating or drinking
inside a plane; in-flight
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
work; business; company; study
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
instead; but (on the other hand)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to remain; to stay (somewhere)