meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
portrait; likeness; picture
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to shade an account; to add something extra
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog