self-examination; reflection
routine work; everyday work
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be hesitant; to feel timid
very interesting; of great interest
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
charming; fascinating; attractive
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to spend time (on doing something)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
forgetting; lapse of memory
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to state; to express; to mention
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pointing out; identification
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate