care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
long time; long interval; for quite some time
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish up; to shine up
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
the place for; the time for; the level of
very; much; greatly; a lot of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
when it becomes; when it comes to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all