meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rating; classification; allocation; grading
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
gradually; slowly but steadily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
family-oriented; familial
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
relatively; comparatively
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
still (continuing); as ever; further
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with