acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to harm; to cause harm to
to arrive home; to return
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
about; concerning; related to; -ish
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
to save; to leave over; to spare
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
while; during; performed in this condition
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
near miss; just missing (each other)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
as much as one can; as much as possible
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
regulation; adjustment; control
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play