outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
look here; I'll tell you what
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
single word; a few words; brief comment
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
alone; by oneself; on one's own
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be worried; to be troubled
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
dealing with; coping with
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account