grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indeed; really; truly; very much
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
serious look (on one's face); straight face
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
how; in what way; how about
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to be silent; to say nothing
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind