to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to say; to tell; to state; to do
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
failure; mistake; blunder
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
question; inquiry; enquiry
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
finding employment; getting a job
while; during (the time when)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
company president; manager; director
(social) position; status
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
originally; by nature; from the start
bank; banking institution