request; favour (to ask); wish; please
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
profitable plan; good plan
reception room; parlor; parlour
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to taste; to try (food or drink)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to raise one's voice; to shout
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to throw into; to toss into
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
as if nothing had happened
clearing one's throat; cough
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
the other day; a few days ago
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important