the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
interruption; suspension; break
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
corridor; hallway; passageway
this world; this life; world of the living
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hundred times; hundred degrees
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling