to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
nothing but; none other than
testimony; (verbal) evidence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to invite in; to show someone in
witnessing; observing; sighting
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with great caution; gingerly
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
near; close; beside; third person
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
either way; in any case; one way or another