plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
two persons; two people; pair; couple
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance