literally; to the letter; literal
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
of course; certainly; naturally
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
people; men and women; each person; everybody
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being