to speak at length about a topic
долго говорить на тему (dolgo govorit na temu)
"He loved to hold forth on travel stories."
"Ему нравилось долго говорить на тему путешествий." (Emu nravilos' dolgo govorit' na temu puteshestvij)
someone who loves going to parties
to gradually become more comfortable with someone or somethi...
seeing the positive side of something
a visual image can express complex ideas better than words
to be honest and direct
past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance