unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
mistress; kept woman; concubine
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
baton (of command); order; command; direction
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to pluck; to pick; to tear
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
soldier; combatant; warrior
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
different opinion; objection
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter