convenient; handy; useful
shady; underhanded; questionable
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to face on; to look out on to
true state; actual condition; reality
to put someone to work; to make someone work
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
selection; choice; option
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
way of talking; speaking style
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
you (plural); all of you; you all
Coleman; Colman; Corman; Kolman