to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
power; authority; jurisdiction
one way or the other; either way
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to rock; to shake; to swing
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
the matter you have been talking about
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gray or silver haired (grey)
to comb down; to smooth down
cost of one's food; one's board
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
chatter mark (machine tools)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
proper; respectable; decent; honest
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to