to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(social) position; status
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
stairs; stairway; staircase
to lose one's footing; to slip
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to have a long life; to live a long time
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sew up; to sew together
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
considerably; greatly; a lot
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)