familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
solitude; loneliness; isolation
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
looking over someone's shoulder
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
regret; repentance; remorse
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
as stated; verbatim; literally
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give directions; to issue instructions
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
living thing; living creature; animal; life
observation; survey; watching
how; in what way; by what means
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to tumble down; to roll down
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake