town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
conditionally; with conditions attached
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
too much; excessively; too
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
senior; elder; person older than oneself
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
conviction; belief; confidence
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory