(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
essence; true nature; substance; reality
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
such; this sort of; like this
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
insect bite; bug bite; sting
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
invisibly; secretly; privately
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
guard; security guard; security officer
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
interior; inside; internal
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to this extent; to this degree; this much