outward appearance; looks
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
novel; story; (work of) fiction
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin purchasing; to purchase
helper; assistant; help; assistance
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
the opposite sex; isomerism
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
chance; opportunity; occasion
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
genuine article; real thing; real deal