(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
powerful person; influential person
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
adviser; advisor; consultant
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
special; particular; peculiar; unique
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
treachery; betrayal; perfidy