sorry; excuse me; thank you
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
joining a club as a trial
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
decoration; ornament; trimmings
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfort; consolation; diversion
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
present; gift; to give a present or gift
willpower; energy; vitality
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
another; different; something else
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
vengeance; revenge; retaliation