joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
big catch (fishing); good haul
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
individual differences; personal equation
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
never mind!; don't worry about it
final part; last bit; end
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
blur; blurred; indistinct
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
check; restraint; oppression; repression
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to drink too much and lose self-control
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair