voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to cause to swell; to inflame
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
together; at the same time; same; identical
to join forces; to cooperate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(doing something) in tears
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
penalty; sentence; punishment
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to be touching; to be moving
romantic; spicy; coquettish
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much