goodness; excellence; virtue
party; set; gang; company; person
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
kindness; intimacy; friendship
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one's person; around one's person
grasp; catch; understanding
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
loved one; lover; sweetheart
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
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
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to stiffen; to become stiff
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
children's song; nursery rhyme
physical evidence; material evidence
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case