clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
of course; certainly; naturally
like this; this sort; this way
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to yell; to rant; to rave
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing