bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
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
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be helpful; to be useful
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
on the occasion of; at the time of
precondition; prerequisite
to increase; to add to; to augment
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to call in; to invite; to bring in
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
many; numerous; various; large number of
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely