to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(your) daughter; young woman
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to have a rumor circulating
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by means of; due to; because of; according to
burning low; waning; declining
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base