to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
talk; conversation; dialogue
that day; the very same day
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
environment; circumstance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
alone; by oneself; on one's own
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
man; male; masculine gender
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
person who avoids others; social outcast
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
another thing; exception; special case
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
at first; in the beginning; originally
to detain; to check; to restrain
desperately; for one's dear life
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
clear; precise; definite; distinct
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to redeem (from sin); to save
to be worried; to be troubled
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding