near; close; beside; third person
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pass (of time); to elapse
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in spite of; regardless of
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
one meal; one meal (a day)
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
second day of the month; two days
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
forcibly; against one's will
to have a meal; to take a meal