consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
talking while standing; standing around talking
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to have an eye on; to zero in on
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
heaven and earth; top and bottom
(with a) start; fright; alarm
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
not caring; not giving a damn