plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
marital relationship; marital relations
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
agreement; stipulation; contract
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to frolic about; to mess around
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to do for (the sake of someone else)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
sad; wretched; deplorable
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
overlooking; turning a blind eye
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
meaning; connotation; denotation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person