surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
small fraction; small proportion
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
swindler; imposter; crook
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
how; in what way; by what means
cooperation; collaboration
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
interference; intervention; meddling
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
if so; in that case; in that situation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip