tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
should do; ought to do; must do
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
counter for generations; epoch
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
improved strain; improved breed
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
black-market channels; illegal channels
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
fast-talking; rapid talking
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
adoration; admiration; devotion
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience