adverse circumstances; adversity
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
close; intimate; on good terms
in that manner; like that
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
close; intimate; on good terms
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
period of time; time slot; time zone
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
killing two birds with one stone
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to perceive; to understand
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend