calm; composed; leisurely
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
accurate; correct; precise; exact
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
student (esp. a university student)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
minimum; at the very least
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight