invitation; introduction; temptation
previous engagement; prior contract
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
touché; you've got me there
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
attack; assault; attempt; try
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be mixed in with; to blend with
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
impossible; unlikely; improbable
skill; dexterity; master hand
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
poisoning; kill by poison
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
still; even now; to this day
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)