to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
group; bunch; crowd; group
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
interior; inside; internal
human relations; personal relationships
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to be careful; to take the utmost care
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
nod; inclination of the head
to pause; to have a short intermission
surprise; something unexpected
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)