to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
popular person; favorite; favourite
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
same family (race, tribe)
murder; killing; murderer
to be silent; to say nothing
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
being startled; getting a shock
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
unqualified; without qualifications
in proportion to; according to; depending on
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
very likely; very probable
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
entreaty; appeal; petition
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
hard to get; hard to come by
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to accept; to receive; to agree
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
no, not like that (but like this)