to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
really; truly; indeed; good grief
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
particularly; only; in the case of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
impudent; shameless; brazen
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
how; in what way; how about; questionable
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am