to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
dispute; argument; contention
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
several people; a few people
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
true character; true heart; true spirit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
personal; individual; private
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp