above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
although I say; although one might say; although called
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
very great; enormous; serious
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
namely; that is (to say); in other words
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
directions; instructions; orders; command
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
otherwise; or else; if not
in succession; one after another
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
brand name; trade name; product name