abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
world; society; people; the public
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
go that far; to that extent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
major incident; major happening; big scandal
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mediator; manager; caretaker
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
genius; prodigy; natural gift