to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
forcibly; by force; against one's will
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
popular name; common name; given name
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
to like; to love; to be fond of
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be helpful; to be useful
nothing but; except; no more than
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint