thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
bad influence; negative influence
unexpectedly; surprisingly
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
characteristic; feature; special quality
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
person making threats; intimidator
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
quarrel; dispute; argument