sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
relation; connection; relevance
(written) contract; agreement
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
superior; superiors; senior
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
settlement; solution; resolution
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time