to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
required; needed; necessary
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in person; personally; directly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
contradiction; inconsistency
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of