substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
heedless of danger; braving dangers
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to become empty; to be emptied
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
ratification; confirmation
minimum; at the very least
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
candidate (for an election)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
make no progress; remain unsettled
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
all you want; as much as one wants
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building