swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
square; formal; prim; stuffy
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
republicanism; cooperation; working together
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
arrest; apprehension; capture
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
source of funds; resources; finances
government management; state management
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
great war; great battle; world war
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
justification; rationalization
transfer; transport; transportation
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising