bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
negotiator; bargainer; point man
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
self-consciousness; self-awareness
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
leaving everything up to someone else
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
outrageous lie; outright lie
to prove; to substantiate
to throw into; to toss into
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(find) common (meeting) ground
to incur someone's enmity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
main question; real issue at hand
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
price reduction; discount
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
on the occasion of; at the time of
charming; fascinating; attractive