to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
adopted daughter; foster daughter
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
match; game; bout; contest
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to accept; to receive; to agree
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
study group; study meeting
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
dumbfounded; in mute amazement