personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
going through; going via; going by way of
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to keep away; to keep at a distance
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
be (that) as it may; having said that