to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
suffix for familiar person
together; at the same time; same; identical
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
occasional; infrequent; rare
first meeting; first interview with
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be kind to; to treat kindly
sense of values; values; value system
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
gender; distinction of sex; sex
difference; variation; difference
that's the way it is; such is life
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
particularly; only; in the case of
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
so-and-so; who?; which people?