request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
something; some kind of; for some reason
to discuss; to talk together
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
scene; sight; scenario; setting
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to recall; to remember; to recollect
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
close; intimate; on good terms
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
sense of values; values; value system
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
while; even though; despite
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess