fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the scruff or nape of the neck
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to think of; to come up with
it's not like; it isn't as if
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
youthful; young; young-looking
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
opposite side; other side; other party
to care for someone; to look after someone
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
busy; having no (free) time
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker