to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
beginning; outset; first; onset
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
directly opposite; right in front
chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
individual; private person; personal; private
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
had better ...; had better not ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
transactions; dealings; business
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
lost article; something forgotten
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
skill; dexterity; master hand
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)