teatime; tea break; coffee break
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to be worried; to be troubled
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
day after day; day by day
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
whispering; murmuring; subdued
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
several years; a few years