centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to say no more; to sink into silence
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
clause; article; stipulations
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard