surroundings; environs; circumference
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
simply; merely; only; solely
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be needed; to be wanted
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation