dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
successively; one after another
attendance (at school); going to school
indecent talk; dirty story
to amuse oneself; to make merry
had better ...; had better not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
talk; story; conversation
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
explanation; interpretation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)