close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
something like ...; something called ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
unexpectedly; surprisingly
true state; actual condition; reality
public telephone; pay phone
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
for the first time in one's life
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
current student; enrolled student
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
silent phone call (form of harassment)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
mouthpiece of a telephone
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations