savage; barbarian; aboriginal
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
pride in one's strength or skill
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
overconfident; presumptuous
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
person of high rank or position
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
belatedly; though a little too late
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
(political) power; authority; influence
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
deceased husband; late husband