positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to repeat; to do something over again
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
while; even though; despite
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to begin; to set about; to start
in the meanwhile; during the time
to play a leading role; to play a central part
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
very much; very many; more and more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be worried; to be troubled
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pressure; oppression; suppression
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
another meeting; meeting again; reunion