friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
homecoming; returning home
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
if so; in that case; in that situation
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
particularly; only; in the case of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh