call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to intend; to be sure that
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
conviction; belief; confidence
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
power; authority; jurisdiction
each nation; many nations; many countries
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
cannot be compared with; no match for
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
guess; conjecture; surmise
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
one's person; around one's person
like this; this sort; this way
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the reverse; other side; lining
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice