proposal; offer; request; application
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
business discussion; negotiation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ; to vary; to disagree
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
history of; experience of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
running away; escaping on foot
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be at a loss for words