to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
as if it were about oneself
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; misfortune; disaster
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to look away; to avert one's eyes
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
Ceres (dwarf planet); Ceres (Roman goddess)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness