I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
either way; in any case; one way or another
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be to the point; to be pertinent
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy