to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to approach; to draw near
existence; being; presence
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what kind of; what sort of; what
robin (Erithacus rubecula); European robin
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution