a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
participation; joining; entry
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
application (to take part in); registration
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
name; given name; first name
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
marriage ceremony; wedding
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
the ocean; the great deep
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)