to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
side effect; adverse reaction
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
treatment (of a person); dealing with
salary reduction; salary cut
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
chief; main; principal; important
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
important person; strategic person; key figure
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
school record; scholastic performance
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
recuperation; medical treatment
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
pardon me for leaving (first)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
with a friendly grin; smilingly