situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
powerful person; influential person
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
already; now; no longer; not any more
blood relationship; blood relative
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
in this way; thus; such; uh...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
police; police officer; police station
private citizen; civilian
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do