billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
actor; actress; player; performer
as is habit; the way life normally is
sphere; counter for balls
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
tenth day of the month; ten days
to appear in the newspaper
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
large amount of money; great cost
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
in one's own way or style
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
parting; separation; farewell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
exemption; exoneration; discharge
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
woman writer; lady writer; authoress