confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
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
all-night vigil over a body; wake
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(not) a single person; (no) one
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
planning; project; plan; design
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element