to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
how many years; how long; what year
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
observation; survey; watching
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)