bowing out; retiring voluntarily
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
correction; revision; amendment
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
other than; excluding; without
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
unidentifiable; unidentified
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
great laughter; burst of laughter
funny story; funny anecdote
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort