meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to blow off; to be blown off
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to straighten up; to sit upright
to lose sight of; to miss
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
normalcy; normality; normal
separation; farewell; parting
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock