career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
myself; yourself; I; me; you
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
adds force or indicates command
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
time; hour; period; class
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
go that far; to that extent
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wedding ring; wedding band
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
surname; family name; last name
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
company president; manager; director
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh