closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
is something that; is that which
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
depravity; corruption; degradation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
two (long cylindrical things)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to