detente; easing of tensions; thaw
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
courteous; decorous; polite
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
calming down; quieting down
lack of appetite; anorexia
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
creation; generation; formation; derivation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
good-quality; superior in quality
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party