to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
although I say; although one might say; although called
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to call a person's attention (to)
to put someone to trouble
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
done; just done; just finished