to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
much less; to say nothing of
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
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)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
long (time); protracted; prolonged
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
answering machine; answerphone
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
persistence; single-mindedness
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
and then; and so; and; so then
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
observation; survey; watching