to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
society; public; community; social studies
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
woman; female; feminine gender
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)