to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
don't worry; no worries; never mind
walking around at night; night travel; night train
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to get someone to say; to make someone say
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
cannot be helped; unavoidable
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to cut off (a relationship)
to be prolonged; to drag on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
regular customer; valued client
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
how many months?; how long?
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)