to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
beginning; opening; start; outset
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
small number; few; minority
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
general idea; concept; notion
you could say that; that might be so
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
a few years ago; some years back
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places