complete change; about-face
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
what's what; heads or tails
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
compensation; indemnity; reparation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
spending; consumption; misappropriation; embezzlement
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability