no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
all; entire; whole; altogether
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to pretend; to act (as if)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
choice; selection; option
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)