amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
judgment; judgement; discernment
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
goodness; excellence; virtue
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
how much; how many; however
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; (lit.) you can't shake sleeves you don't have
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
in name only; titular; nominal
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
starting point; point of departure