precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
security guard; doorkeeper
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
author; writer; novelist; artist
error made by the enemy or opposing team
like a decent person; human
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
attached document; attachment; insert; package insert (medical)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
battle of wits; contest of wits
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face