close; intimate; on good terms
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
abusive language; violent language; wild words
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to incur someone's enmity
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
there's no smoke without fire
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to understand; to make out
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
offender; criminal; culprit