unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
successful bid; winning a tender
seller; vendor; exhibitor
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to jest; to clown (around)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
bewitching; alluring; enchanting; demonic; devilish; fiendish
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
periodic; regular; routine
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
what proportion; what percentage
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
religious organization; religious organisation
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view