friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to grow up; to become an adult
to care for someone; to look after someone
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
existence; being; presence
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
such; like that; that sort of
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
period of time; time slot; time zone
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway