situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
determination; resolution
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to smile (at); to grin (at)
function; facility; faculty; feature
one end; an end; part; fragment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
burning at the stake; burning to death
penalty; sentence; punishment
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically