swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to intend; to be sure that
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
if you think about it; come to think of it
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be reminded of; to call to mind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
pending question; unresolved problem
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
interior design; interior; upholstery
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
common people; ordinary people; masses
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
family physician; family doctor
thereupon; shortly thereafter
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
tag; slip; label; sticker
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)