How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
way one walks; one's walk
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to give the stamp of approval
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
observation; survey; watching
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
self-discipline; self-improvement
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
originally; by nature; from the start
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
scoundrel; rascal; villain
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unanticipated; unexpected