sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to gather; to collect; to assemble
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
chain; series; connection; linkage
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
door; gate; opening; title page
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
nothing but; none other than