(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
memory; sense; experience
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
one's whole heart; everything one feels
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
friend of a father who is also a father; dads who are friends; dad friend
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate