originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
presence; sitting with; being with
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to ask a question; to ask questions
negotiations; discussions; connection
as if nothing had happened
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
way; method; means; resource; course
parting; separation; farewell
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store