district; section; sector
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
this and that; one thing and another
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
good impression; favorable impression
hard to reach place; remote place
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
human rights organization; human rights organisation
some people; a few people; several people
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
one by one; in detail; minutely
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
people; men and women; each person; everybody
calamity; disaster; accident
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office