coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
together with; same; both; all; including ...
plump; chubby; voluptuous
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
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bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; brains; intellect; understanding
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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