celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
looking pale; looking unwell
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
alteration; falsification; faking
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
detour; circumvention; turning movement
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
hierarchy based on age; custom of elders first
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment