writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
manner of using one's hands
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
dissolute mind; hardened heart
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into