thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
indeed; really; truly; very much
mysterious thief; phantom thief
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
even though it is not; despite not
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
detached; aloof; indifferent
topic of discussion; agenda
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
insight; power of observation
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
regardless of; irrespective of
loser; defeated person; the defeated
lethality; killing effectiveness
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
support; backing; patronage
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have no chance (of succeeding)
remote control; remote operation
heir; inheritor; successor
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end