careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
every person; each one; everybody
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
as much as one can; as much as possible
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
just because; even if; even though
to overdo; to do too much
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to make an appearance; to show up
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward