to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to get between; to be caught in
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
simply; merely; only; solely
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
popular person; favorite; favourite
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to gather; to collect; to assemble
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
complete; whole; perfect; safe
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
go that far; to that extent
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch