to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
well-bred; of good upbringing
to correct oneself; to restate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
while; during; performed in this condition
instability; insecurity; crankiness
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
this and that; one thing or another
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
valuable article; valuables
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
sincere; earnest; serious
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to listen again; to ask again
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
close; intimate; on good terms
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even if; even though; however; no matter how