close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this place; where one comes from; here
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
declaration; proclamation; announcement
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
good (place to leave off); convenient
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
bank; weir; embankment; levee
most difficult; next to impossible
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
polish; improvement; burnishing