reigning; controlling; dictating
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
by your leave; with your permission
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to become an expert; to be master at
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
impression given by a painting or image
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
attendance (at school); going to school
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to call again; to call someone back
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
influenced (by); under an influence
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
timewasting; killing time
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements