to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
commencing with; including
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
everybody; every last one of them; all
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to succeed; to bear fruit
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
meal set before one; women's advances
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable