proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
destination; place one stays during a trip
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
one's best interests; one's own good
sympathy; empathy; response
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(period of) a year; during an era
living by oneself; living alone
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
complete; whole; perfect; safe
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
minimum; at the very least
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future