just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
environment; surroundings; circumstances
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
team of reporters; news crew
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
different thing; another question; different case
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
point in question (at issue)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
everything one does; whatever one does
you could say that; that might be so
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
outrageous lie; outright lie
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
branch office; police box; local police station
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look