better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
equality; impartiality; evenness
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful