in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
in deep black; in jet black
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
every year; yearly; annually
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)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
silence (not speaking); muteness
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
even though; despite; when