to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
treatment (of a person); dealing with
what sort of; what kind of; what way
leader; guide; mentor; coach
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
call; summons; convening; convocation
conference room; place of assembly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
hidden room; secret chamber
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
everybody; every last one of them; all
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
particulars; details; specified items
joint struggle; common (united) front
disliking people similar to oneself
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches