subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
first meeting; first interview with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
as you see; as you can see
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
chair; stool; post; office; position
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
reason; cause; circumstances
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
considerably; greatly; a lot