to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
manners; behavior; behaviour
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
like this; in this way; as you see
little by little; bit by bit
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to recall; to remember; to recollect
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
what kind of; what sort of; what
story; tale; talk; discussion
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)