uninhabited island; desert island
(written) contract; agreement
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
close; intimate; on good terms
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
air of luxury; high class feel
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to discuss; to talk together
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible