false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
in the same way as; just like
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to lose sight of; to miss
rather; better; instead; if anything
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
reaction; response; reaction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
recovery; rescue; recapture
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
master; masterhand; maestro
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)