skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
likability; favorability; popularity
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to like; to love; to be fond of
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
forced laugh; forced smile
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leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
story; tale; talk; discussion
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill