to begin to walk; to set out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
letter; missive; note; mail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
illegal; illicit; unlawful
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
nice and warm day; balmy weather
fine weather; fair weather
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)