to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; (arch.) to become exhausted
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
all you can drink; bottomless cup
delivery pizza; home-delivered pizza
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
businessman; industrialist
female company president; female CEO
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
colorless and transparent
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
man of virtue; humanitarian