drinking party; get-together
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
in the same manner as before; the same as always
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
such; like that; that sort of; very
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
stealthily; secretly; in secret
whispering into a person's ear
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
rapid development; rapid unfolding
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
innocence; being not guilty
rational; reasonable; logical
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system