strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
cooperation; collaboration
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
chief (of police); head (of office)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
polite; courteous; hospitable
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
1,000,000; one million; million; many
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to have the privilege of doing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
briskly; quickly; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to thrust before; to thrust at
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
had better ...; had better not ...