to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
connection; link; relationship
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
it is not (like that) either
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
very likely; very probable
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
murder; homicide; manslaughter
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble