transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
official announcement; proclamation
if so; in that case; in that situation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
useful thing; usable article
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
lucky color; lucky colour
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
process; course; mechanism
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
another family; another house
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
death from disease; death from illness