favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
killing time; staving off boredom
several weeks; a few weeks
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having
1,000,000; one million; million; many
contrary to one's expectations
spy; secret agent; spying
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
other; another; over; more than; I; me
being very busy; busyness
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
physical condition; state of health; shape
worry; mental agony; heartache
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to stare back (at); to glare back
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
gossip; corner of the mouth
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out