to buy; to purchase; to buy out
smoothly; easily; readily
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
having no idea; having no clue
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
state of mind; mentality; psychology
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to happen to hear; to overhear
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the whole school; all the schools
degree of attention; profile
correction; revision; amendment
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
interference; intervention; meddling
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous