next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
such ... as; or some such
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
good-looking; fair; beautiful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
such ... as; or some such
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sensual love; love affair
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)