princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
uninhabited island; desert island
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
secret; private; surreptitious
contrived; false-sounding
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
incident; affair; happening; event
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
criticism; critique; review; commentary
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be able to manage somehow or another
spirit; heart; disposition
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to employ; to hire; to charter