proper; right; reasonable
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in terms of; from the point of view of
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
being very popular; being in great demand
well known; well connected
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
going through; going via; going by way of
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
eye for people; ability to judge character
breathing of a sleeping person
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
image; figure; figure; form; image
based on; on the basis of
based on; built on; made from
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
collective responsibility; joint liability
like that; that way; thus
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
way (of doing); manner; method
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time