to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
had better ...; had better not ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
meaning; significance; sense
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to be at a loss for words
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
again; once more; a second time
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper