to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
that is to say; so that means
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
foreign; abroad; overseas
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
all present; all concerned; all of us
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
(a person's) appearance; looks
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
short pause; short interval
other than; excluding; without
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to pile up; to accumulate
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
before the gate; in front of the gate
much less; to say nothing of
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit