near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
rating; ranking; grading; classification
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
eye for people; ability to judge character
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
exemption; exoneration; discharge
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward