advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
tune (melody, piece of music)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
breaking off; snapping off
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
accumulation; accumulate; store
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to rise; to erect; to get up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thought; consideration; thinking
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
person concerned; interested party; related party
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to call in; to invite; to bring in
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush