to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
female company president; female CEO
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
female friend; woman friend
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good feeling; feeling good
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed