in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to prowl after; to keep watch on
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
letter; missive; note; mail
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
tall figure; high stature
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
outside of one's area of expertise
illegal channel; back channel; black market
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
shopaholic; compulsive buying; shopaholicism
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to incur someone's enmity
threatening letter; intimidating letter
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
entreaty; appeal; petition