indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to use X as a selling point
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
though one didn't intend (expect) to
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to extort (money); to blackmail
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
stepping back; drawing back