eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
measurement error; calculation error
number of times; frequency; count
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to keep an eye on; to take care of
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
heaven and earth; top and bottom
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
the same kind; accomplice; partner
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn