pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to watch intently; to stare
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
aptitude; aptness; suitability
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
particularly; only; in the case of
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
everything working out as desired
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
fee; charge; rate; material
patriarch; head of a family
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
station; office; guardroom
fully armed; armed to the teeth
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
direct connection; direct link