sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
important post; important office; key position
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
boastful speech; bragging
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
manners; behavior; behaviour
leading; guiding; commanding
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to thrust down; to push off
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
in deep black; in jet black
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
decline; fall; decay; withering
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
side job; sideline; subsidiary business