preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
front; frontage; facade; main
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to turn towards; to point
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to have a talk; to tell a story
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
of course; certainly; naturally
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about