author (usu. of a particular book); writer
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
two months later; the month after next
postponement; moving to a later date
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to have a meal; to take a meal
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
every month; each month; monthly
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
election; selection; choice
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
cease-fire; truce; armistice
independence from parents
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be a matter of life or death
diplomatic; diplomatically
patient's condition; pathology
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
worst; worst-case (scenario)