firm; strong; solid; stable
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
doing whatever one pleases
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
exclusive; attached to; specialist
end; tip; extremities; terminal
holding a position of responsibility
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
training; drill; practice; discipline
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
genuine article; real thing; real deal
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
identification papers; ID
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
to blame; to find fault with
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve