at once; immediately; right now
being too late; losing one's final chance
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
either way; in any case; one way or another
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to have no chance (of succeeding)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
automatic; intransitive verb
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
physical condition; state of health
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by