near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
parental authority; parental rights; custody
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
only recently; just of late
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
store; reserve; stock; savings
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)