(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
street at night; making a night journey
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
family; relatives; dependents; household
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant