The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
directionality; directivity
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to raise one's voice; to shout
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
critical (condition); serious
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
treating someone like a child
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to do over; to remake; to resume
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
information bureau; intelligence department
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to be led by; to be headed by
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
being very busy; busyness
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity