popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
future (usually near); prospects
leader; authority; mainstay
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
advanced level; high grade; senior
to like; to love; to be fond of
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
be (that) as it may; having said that
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...