zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to follow another's example
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to be able to manage somehow or another
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to throw at; to turn; to raise
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to complain; to make a complaint
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
dealing with; coping with
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming