stealthily; secretly; in secret
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
huge rock; firmness; solidity
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to grow taller (of people)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to frolic about; to mess around
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event