settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
late at night; at a late hour
though one didn't intend (expect) to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
name; given name; first name
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
memories; recollections; reminiscence
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
being very busy; busyness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be able to manage somehow or other
what with this and that; for a number of reasons