total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
never mind!; don't worry about it
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exchanging business cards
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
compassionate; sympathetic
instability; insecurity; crankiness
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
man; male; masculine gender
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
anniversary of the establishment (of)
hard worker; hardworking person
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time