circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
rightly; properly; moderately
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
without trouble; easily; readily
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
few decades; many decades; several decades
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
for this very reason; that is exactly why
directly opposite; right in front
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)