skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
please (give me); please (do for me)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
such; this sort of; like this
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the dark side; the seamy side
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
way (of doing); manner; method
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
clearing one's throat; cough
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still