to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
accurate; correct; precise; exact
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
student (esp. a university student)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
minimum; at the very least
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
besides; moreover; in addition
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to