assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
prospects of victory; chances of success
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
without; but if; otherwise; or else
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)