anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
single word; a few words; brief comment
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
husband and wife; married couple
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
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
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
coherence; order; focus; point
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
came here; coming here; recently
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
presumption; assumption; estimation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
elopement; running away with a lover
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)