to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
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
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
communication skills; communication ability
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
how long; how much; to what extent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thousand years; very long period; forever
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
business trip; official trip
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud