to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
copycat criminal; copycat crime
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
personality; character; individuality; personhood
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
gossip; corner of the mouth
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose