to step forward; to volunteer
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become frayed; to become loose
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
baseball player; ballplayer
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
distant look; faraway look
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
due form; official; formality
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
first meeting; first interview with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
almost every day; almost daily
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to have time free; to have time to spare
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect