request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
in one's own way or style
influential person; man of importance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
many; numerous; various; large number of
rival; competitor; competition
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)