intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
general; popular; common; typical
the same generation; coeval
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
like this; in this way; as you see
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth