being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
looking pale; looking unwell
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be hot on a person's heels
indication; (thermometer) reading
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
complete change; about-face
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
loveable; very likeable; like very much
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake