giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
central part; heart (of a city)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
suffix for familiar person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
first thing in the morning
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
adds force or indicates command
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
instructor; advisor; adviser
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
around the world; throughout the world