panoramic view; bird's-eye view
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
speaking voice; talking voice
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
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
appearance; figure; shape; form
any more; any further; any better; any longer
conviction; belief; confidence
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
at least; at most; (even) just
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
what's what; heads or tails
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to some extent; to a certain extent
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be able to manage somehow or another
putting out the light; switching off the light
originally; by nature; from the start
in search of; in order to look for
one by one; one each; one at a time