convenient; handy; useful
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
individual; private person; personal; private
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
indescribable; having no way to express
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
please (give me); please (do for me)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly