to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
you could say; you might say; verging on the
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
same family (race, tribe)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
regret; repentance; remorse
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
finger flick to the forehead
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
health management; health maintenance; health care
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)