close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
rest; break; recess; intermission
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
scenery; scene; landscape
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
sincere; honest; faithful
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of