rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
opposite; reverse; contrary
just one person; only one
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
continuation; succession; series
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sympathy; empathy; response
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
princess; Her Royal Highness
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
way of speaking; intimation
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
baton (of command); order; command; direction
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack