circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
only recently; just of late
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
several times; a few times
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to have a talk; to tell a story
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rather; better; instead; if anything
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
cheating heart; temptation to cheat on one's partner
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
sincere; honest; faithful
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one day; (on) a certain day
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
another family; another house