to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
turning to the left; left turn
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to happen to meet; to come across
detour; circumvention; turning movement
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
very likely; very probable
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
housing district; residential district
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
even though; despite; when
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
sincere; honest; faithful
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
having said that; on the other hand
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom