to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
-less; lacking; non-existing
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
person who is ...; thing that is ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
belief; faith; conviction
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage