friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
these guys; these fellows
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
specialization; specialisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to claim victims; to cause casualties
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
assertion; declaration; affirmation
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to be hot on a person's heels
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference