front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
chronological order; time series
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
presence; sitting with; being with
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
you can never be too careful
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(find) common (meeting) ground
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
promising without due consideration
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
in person; personally; (do) oneself
hostile relations; hostile relationship
24 hours; twenty-four hours
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cooking practice; (school) cooking class