quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to backfire; to have a harmful result
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
good prospects; full of hope; promising
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
school color; school colour; character of a school
swarm; throng; flock together
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
instruction; direction; briefing
founder of a religious sect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
puppet government; puppet regime
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
true character; real nature
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
illegal; illicit; unlawful
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
complication; confusion; disorder
established practice; custom
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery