interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
main question; real issue at hand
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shyness; bashfulness; shame
ignorant of the ways of the world
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
process; course; mechanism
from the beginning; from scratch
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
management; administration; operation
on bad terms; at loggerheads
close; intimate; on good terms
it's no joke; gimme a break!