elated; triumphant; proud
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
direct descent; direct line
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
interruption; suspension; break
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
cannot be helped; unavoidable
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
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
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton