to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
intimacy; affection; familiarity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to make a speech; to address
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
front; frontage; facade; main
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
going home from work; on the way home from work
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
anything and everything; just about everything
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be opposite; to face each other
honour; honor; glory; privilege
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
degree of familiarity; popularity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind