one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
excellent answer; clever answer
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
on the occasion of; at the time of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
important person; strategic person; key figure
to name; to call; to christen; to term
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
surely; certainly; without doubt
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
conduct; behavior; behaviour
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
depravity; corruption; degradation
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the front; honest; upright; decent
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
indolence; laziness; sloth
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach