proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
very likely; very probable
to order; to command; to appoint
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to well up; to burst; to arise
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
loud shout; excited cheering
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pieces; scraps; disconnected
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
half the body; half length
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to laugh away; to laugh off
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum