to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the opposite sex; isomerism
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
blood relationship; blood relative
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
nothing but; except; no more than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
much less; to say nothing of
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(some) more; even more; longer; further
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible