intimacy; friendship; familiarity
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
tingling; stinging; pungently
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
day after day; day by day
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
interruption; interference; butting in
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
dispute; argument; contention
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
literary history; history of literature
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known