discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
safecracking; safecracker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
failure; mistake; blunder
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
world; society; people; the public
prejudice; bias; distorted view
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originally; by nature; from the start
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
answering machine; answerphone
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out