to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
in accordance with; according to
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
calculated; premeditated; considered
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
suffix for familiar person
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
invitation; introduction; temptation
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to try to do; to attempt to do
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)