polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to refuse; to reject; to deny
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
of great promise; with a promising future
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
for a while; for some time; for a period
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
tone (of voice); manner of talking
outsider; someone outside of a group
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
fully prepared; all ready
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion