close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
have a good day; take care; see you
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to go out and away; to leave
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
summit meeting; top-level conference
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to say no more; to sink into silence
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
the very start; the very beginning
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb