perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a person's) family background; lineage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
powerful person; influential person
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
looks; personal appearance; features
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
speech and conduct; words and deeds
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
wherein; therein; thereinto
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be reflected in a mirror
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
hairdresser; hairdressing
to name; to call by name; to mention by name