meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
feeling; sense; impression
to chase; to run after; to pursue
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
small change; coins; small sum of money
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to blame; to find fault with
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
everything; anything; nothing
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
favorite; favourite; habitually used
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
common people; ordinary people; masses
if it is the case that ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master