manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
periodic; regular; routine
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
interior; inside; internal
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
large amount of money; great cost
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
financial power; financial means; wealth
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
unaccounted-for expenditures
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
bribe; sweetener; douceur
remittance; sending money; transferring money
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle