close; intimate; on good terms
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
interest; rights; concession
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
feelings; thoughts; meaning
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
price; cost; value; worth; value
otherwise; or else; if not
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
large number (of); many; majority
every place; various places
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
very; extremely; excessively
a find; windfall; bargain
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
covered with; stained; smeared
in the background; not standing out
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
face; looks; vestiges; trace
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
leader; guide; mentor; coach
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
error; mistake; slip; bug
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)