written explanation; written apology
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become attached; to begin to love
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
second (unit of time); arc second
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
than; from; out of; except; but; more
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
behind; in the rear; in back
highly directional microphone