to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
married woman; another's wife
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable