to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
degree of familiarity; popularity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
again; once more; a second time
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
hotcake; (American) pancake
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
overestimation; overvaluing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
local specialty; special product (of a region)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
first meeting; first interview with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
price; cost; value; worth; value
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by myself; in person; by oneself
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life