to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
real intention; true motive; true meaning
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to put one's hand on; to touch
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly