keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
beginning (of a century, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
danger; peril; hazard; risk
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow up; to become an adult
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(only) one option; one possible choice
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
it is I who should say so
honour; honor; glory; privilege
great difference; major mistake
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable