near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
companion; partner; spouse
object of romantic interest
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
due form; official; formality
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
decision; settlement; definition
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
when it becomes; when it comes to
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
spray; mist (not meteorological)