understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
eye for people; ability to judge character
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sincere; earnest; serious
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
how many people; a number of people
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
odds and ends; all; every
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
otherwise; or else; if not
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
order; sequence; procedure
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated