grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
invitation; introduction; temptation
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense of caution; wariness
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
although I say; although one might say; although called
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
first-rate; finest quality; the best
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to try to do; to attempt to do
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to check; to stop; to keep back