to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
mental image; mental picture; image
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to become misty; to become hazy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
seat at a table; place at a table
opposite side; opposition
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
joint struggle; common (united) front
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death