vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
half and half; fifty-fifty
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
influence; effect; impact
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
important person; strategic person; key figure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
nothing but; none other than
again; once again; yet again
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all