oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to happen to meet; to come across
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
danger; peril; hazard; risk
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
very; extremely; excessively
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate