meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
point of compromise; common ground
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
directly opposite; right in front
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
walking briskly; determinedly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
how; in what way; by what means
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to leave as is; to ignore
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one's every action; every single move
to check; to stop; to keep back
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason