circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
feeling; sense; impression
in one's own way or style