to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
region; limits; stage; level
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to add (to); to add on; to append
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend