intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
public and private; official and personal; government and people
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
spirituality; spiritual nature
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
single word; a few words; brief comment
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
cake served with tea; teacake
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
shyness; bashfulness; shame
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to become keen on; to get passionate about
family; members of a family
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
self control; self restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject