to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
good performance; good work; great success
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
working in the fields; working on a farm
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
curse; spell; malediction
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to polish up; to shine up
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
no, not like that (but like this)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
relationships with the opposite sex
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely