civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
meeting; greeting; welcome
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
even so; anyhow; at any rate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in