to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
eye for people; ability to judge character
bet; wager; stake; gamble
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to make a mistake; to blunder
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
it hasn't been long since
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
that's the way it is; such is life
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
and; thereupon; because of that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
strong pressure; heavy pressure
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage