skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
filming permit; shooting permit
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
dealing with; coping with
vitality; (one's) life force
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
surely; certainly; without doubt
to discuss; to talk together
step; stride; counter for steps
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
everything one does; whatever one does
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest