entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
offensive (movement); aggression
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
live music or performance
revue dance performed in a line; line dance
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
lidded; covered; container with a lid
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
with a broad grin; smirking
extremely dangerous; full of peril
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
remnants of a party or a gang
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
financial muscle; economic clout
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
one bow; one salute; one greeting
such; like that; in that way
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive