knowing; (an) acquaintance
such; like that; that sort of; very
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
how many years; how long; what year
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
understood; I see; OK; present; here
clothes; clothing; garments
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
silence (not speaking); muteness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)