to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
close; intimate; on good terms
support; backing; patronage
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
such; this sort of; like this
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may