negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to defy conventional wisdom
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to make a speech; to address
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to help each other; to cooperate
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
never mind!; don't worry about it