soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
tune (melody, piece of music)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
immediately; right away; on the spot
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to dance; to perform dance steps
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
older sister and younger brother
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
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
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
generation; the world; the age
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory