kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
another time; some other time
several times; a few times
dismissal (from a position); discharge
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
alteration; falsification; faking
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
pointing out; identification
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
settlement; solution; resolution
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
having gone too far to turn back
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to concern; to be related
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!