circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
official business; public business
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence