gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
present; gift; to give a present or gift
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
self-consciousness; self-awareness
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to be surprised; to be astonished
convex traffic mirror at a road curve
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to examine someone's expression
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance