to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reason; cause; circumstances
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...