person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)