as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to approach; to draw near
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
complete; whole; perfect; safe
as (for); for; in the capacity of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)