acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
system; organization; organisation; architecture
air conditioning; air cooling
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
neat and clean; tidy; trim
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to assemble; to set up; to construct
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
enumeration; citation; listing
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
falling asleep; going to sleep
sound of a heavy object falling
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
normalcy; normality; normal
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rule; to govern; to administer
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world