challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
way of talking; speaking style
strong-willed; strong of heart
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
national character; regional character
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(not possible) on such short notice
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
being left out; being ostracized
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward