top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be too numerous; to be too much
memory; ability to remember
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
now that; since; so long as; because
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to wash away; to rinse off
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing