to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to call a person's attention (to)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
near oneself; close to one; familiar
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
support; backing; patronage
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to garner interest; to attract attention
they; those guys; those fellows
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to begin to walk; to set out
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency