painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
shock therapy; shock treatment
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
one's post; place of work; workplace
very good luck; excellent fortune
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to look after (often medically); to take care of
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
later on; eventually; afterwards
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
blank column; blank space