concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
stranger; tramp; wanderer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
course; route; path; process; stages
side gate; side door; service entrance
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to investigate; to examine
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
street; quarter; district; area
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
you could say; you might say; verging on the
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly