to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
future; possible; potential; prospective
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
married woman; another's wife
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
recovery; undoing; recall
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long