to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
personality; style; appearance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to be helpful; to be useful
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
sales promotion; hard selling
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
showing one's face in public; facing another person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
truth is stranger than fiction