攀: to climb (by pulling oneself up), to implicate, to claim connections of higher status...
下次: next time...
吞吞吐吐: to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth, to speak and break off, then start again, to hold sth back...
磨: grindstone, to grind, to turn round...
大厦: (used in the names of grand buildings such as Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or Empire State Building etc)...
丘陵: hills...
倾向: trend, tendency, orientation...
行李箱: suitcase, baggage compartment, overhead bin, (car) trunk, boot...
油: oil, fat, grease, petroleum, to apply tung oil, paint or varnish, oily, greasy, glib, cunning...
私自: private, personal, secretly, without explicit approval...
