air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
spine (of book); binding (of book)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
relatively; comparatively
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair