to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to lay aside; to set aside
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
family; members of a family
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
in that manner; like that
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sincere; earnest; serious
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
every month; each month; monthly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to make an appearance; to show up
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business