to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
popular person; favorite; favourite
price of fame; penalty of greatness
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
untouched; unused; intact
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
strong person; the strong; the powerful
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
direct proportion; direct ratio
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
consumption; expenditure; spending
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
for a while; for some time; for a period
to discuss; to talk together
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
item; commodity; list of articles
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)