to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
personal grudge; personal enmity
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
already; now; no longer; not any more
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
both (people); the two of them
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to raise one's voice; to shout
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm