to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
without thinking of the consequences
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
close; intimate; on good terms
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
right under; directly below; right beneath
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded