to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to enter the government service
matter for great congratulation
to make merry; to be festive
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
boastful speech; bragging
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to become misty; to become hazy
indirection; indirectness
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
time limit; time restriction
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
people close to the head man
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to be consistent; to be coherent