wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to shed light; to cast light
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to lose sight of; to miss
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
bipartite; in two parts; double
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
(being) worth seeing; impressive
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
being bad at communication; being unsociable
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
older brother; elder brother
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse