elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to brave a danger; to take a risk
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to face on; to look out on to
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
long-armed; kleptomania(c)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
scene; sight; scenario; setting
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to look forward to something
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in succession; one by one
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive