to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
banknote; bill; note; paper money
discount coupon or ticket
point card; loyalty card; reward card
to get between; to be caught in
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to charter
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
tendency; trend; inclination
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(personal) background check
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
speech and conduct; words and deeds
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
reality; actuality; hard fact
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game