to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
using as an intermediary; through
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be flexible; to be accommodating
close; intimate; on good terms
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to bring; to take; to bring about
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to that degree; to that extent; that much
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
proposal; proposition; suggestion
action; operation; effect; function
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
here and there; in places
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get one's head around; to think about
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd