to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
education; training; discipline
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
but; however; although; though
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
healthy; sound; wholesome
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
whispering into a person's ear
ceremonial engagement gifts
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be well-known; to be famous
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
consideration; taking into account
confidence; trust; faith; credit
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk