sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
younger scholar; future reference
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
strict order; peremptory command
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
intelligence gathering; information gathering
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to become clear; to be made public
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
how much; how many; to what extent
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)