preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
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
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
point in common; common feature
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
instead; but (on the other hand)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
negligence; carelessness; mistake