regret; repentance; remorse
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to look forward to something
literary world; literary circles
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
odds and ends; all; every
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
editor (in publishing, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
reading too much into (what ... says)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
business world; business circles; (the) industry
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly