with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
silent phone call (form of harassment)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such; this sort of; like this
to repeat; to do something over again
after that; afterwards; thereafter
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
than; from; out of; except; but; more
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
doing whatever one pleases
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
several people; a few people
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication