circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
eccentric; crank; oddball
if it is the case that ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be at a loss for words
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
expression; presentation; representation; notation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
considerably; fairly; quite
to be conspicuous; to stand out
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?