to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
physical strength; muscular strength
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to use (something) as a selling point
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
conservative without party affiliation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
nature; character; disposition
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
it's not like; it isn't as if
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.