to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to go crazy; to go off one's head
next term; next period; next version; next release
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
totally willing; fully motivated
to hold a small dinner party
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
blur; blurred; indistinct
jumping to a wrong conclusion
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
conspiracy; collusion; complicity