to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
expression; look; countenance; face
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
here and there; in places
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
arbitration; intercession; mediation
application; request; petition
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
proposal; offer; request; application
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
one's long-cherished desire