union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
greeting; a fine thing to say
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to go out and away; to leave
to be cleared of a charge
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
very young; little; childish; immature
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
urban area; urban district
importance; emphasis; stress
increase in the average age of marriage
remarkable; striking; obvious
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)