bribe; sweetener; douceur
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to control; to command; to get the better of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
rubbing one's hands together
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to throw on the fire; to burn
to flare up; to burst into flames
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
buried gold; buried treasure
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
every person; each one; everybody
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
application; request; petition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender