to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
both hands; both arms; ten
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to pick up; to find; to gather
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
chilly; unpleasantly cold
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
how many people; a number of people
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
either way; in any case; one way or another
decision; determination; resolution
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge