dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
patterns of thinking; train of thought
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to squint (one eye); to narrow
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
department store; department
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
traditional (esp. fashion); trad; traditional jazz; trad jazz; Dixieland jazz
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
person of letters; literary person
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
cabinet (of a government); ministry
deputy prime minister; vice prime minister
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize