near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
build; physique; frame; constitution
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
first-class goods; A-grade product
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
police officer; policeman; policewoman
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
looking over someone's shoulder
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
competent; suitable; qualified
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
talking while standing; standing around talking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)