stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
I shouldn't say this, but
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
polite; respectful; reverent
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
being startled; getting a shock
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
storehouse; warehouse; godown
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
magic; sorcery; incantation
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to pretend; to act (as if)
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical