incident; affair; happening; event
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to have troubles; to have concerns
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to employ; to hire (a servant)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
ongoing; in progress; afoot
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity