lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
dinner (esp. a formal one)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
a little; a bit; slightly
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
companion; partner; spouse
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
thought; consideration; thinking
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
bed and food; eating and sleeping
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to intend; to be sure that
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
happy family get-together
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
settlement; solution; resolution