coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
after a long time; for the first time in a while
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
when it becomes; when it comes to
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be helpful; to be useful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you could say; you might say; verging on the
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; much; greatly; a lot of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
practical problem; practical matter
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go