strict order; peremptory command
as if it were about oneself
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
leader; authority; mainstay
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
odds and ends; all; every
kindness; intimacy; friendship
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to lead someone around by the nose
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody