aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
detached; aloof; indifferent
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
the way back; the way home; return trip
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)