family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
world; society; people; the public
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
complete stranger; total stranger
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be given up; to be discontinued
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
not yet known; unknown; strange