personal (employee); employed; retained
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to take over; to hand over
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
support; backing; aid; assistance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
had better ...; had better not ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
cooperation; collaboration
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
eccentric; crank; oddball
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
nature; property; disposition
a little; a bit; slightly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
odds and ends; all; every
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
independent action; acting alone
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person