to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
so; to such an extent; such
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
all-out attack; general offensive
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
review (of learned material); revision
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
person who has rendered distinguished service
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
concreteness; feasibility
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by