first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
article; news story; report; account
incident; affair; happening; event
to order; to command; to appoint
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
special; particular; peculiar; unique
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be worried; to be troubled
those (near the second person)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
because of; owing to; due to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
just because; even if; even though
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be the ruin of (a person)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
newspaper story (article, account)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
common people; ordinary people; masses
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
indicate reason; infers some protest
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
figure; body shape; build; physique; form