liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
disclosure; exposure; revelation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
while; even though; despite
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
secret; private; surreptitious
to dye; to colour; to color
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
even if ...; even supposing that ...
circulation; dissemination
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to stop talking; to be silent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
quotation; citation; reference
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
beautiful; good; excellent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
(some) more; even more; longer; further