near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
concession; conciliation; compromise
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
failure; mistake; blunder
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)