connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
too much; excessively; too
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
presence (impressive quality)
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
otherwise; if not; or else
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp; catch; understanding