one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
the other day; a few days ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
attendance; presence; appearance
to discuss; to talk together
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
gentle; mild; meek; tender
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sounding each other out; probing each other
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
number of persons; personnel
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)