close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
midsummer; height of summer
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
tendency; trend; inclination
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
double suicide; lovers' suicide
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
second grade; second class; secondary
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
occasional; infrequent; rare
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
London Paddington station
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac