with a start; with a jump
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
long hair (usu. of a man)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
cheap article; poor-quality article
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator