arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
Cadillac (automotive brand); Cadillac
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
blocking the way; standing in the way
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
private pupil; apprentice
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!