thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it is I who should say so
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
religious organization; religious organisation
skill; dexterity; master hand
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
business discussion; negotiation
space (room, area, outer space)
to be too numerous; to be too much
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
conviction; belief; confidence
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
verbal message; word (from someone)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper