to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
desperately; for one's dear life
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
this and that; one thing or another
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to get strong; to gain strength
one's possessions; ownership
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off