to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
forcibly; by force; against one's will
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to grant someone's request; to do a favour