extreme; extraordinary; rare; brilliant
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to order; to command; to appoint
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
infancy; childhood; tender age
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
order of chivalry; chivalric order
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
one (thing); one piece; one item
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence