to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to half-rise to one's feet
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chair; stool; post; office; position
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
the same generation; coeval
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
finely chiseled (features)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
tall figure; high stature
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
doing whatever one pleases
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
very interesting; of great interest
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem