to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to lose sight of; to miss
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
(not) even once; (not) ever
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nightlife districts; drinking districts
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot