to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to have no chance (of succeeding)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
joint; seam; joining point
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
all times and places; all ages and countries
incident; affair; happening; event
to explain adequately; to be accountable
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
union; joining; conjugation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's possessions; ownership
nature; property; disposition
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon