luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
materials; data; document
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
medical care; medical treatment
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
such ... as; or some such
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
apparent; obvious; very clear
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity