and yet; though; when; in spite of
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
private affairs; personal matter
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hiding one's embarrassment
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
stealthily; secretly; in secret