direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
bright green; chartreuse green
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
health; healthy; sound; fit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
spot; point; place; position
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
how; in what way; how about
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying