to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
shameless; shameless person
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
maker; builder; creator; farmer
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
the way one works; one's working manner
as if it were about oneself
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
transcendence; transcendency
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
being unable to live up to one's position; being unworthy of one's rank; being overawed by someone's high rank; being intimidated; being outranked
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
real experience; actual observations