love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
private citizen; civilian
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
the same generation; coeval
pleased to make your acquaintance
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
how many people; a number of people
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
session; jam session; jam
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
pleasant feeling; good vibes
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
surroundings; environs; circumference
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank