close; intimate; on good terms
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
the very best; excellent; superb
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
little by little; bit by bit
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned