to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be relieved; to feel relieved
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
whichever one chooses; either way
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
foreign; abroad; overseas
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
with a clink (click, clack)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
immersion; being absorbed in
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indeed; really; truly; very much
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up