as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
feeling; sense; impression
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
hello; good day; good afternoon
picking up trash; collecting garbage
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
that is to say; so that means
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural