lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
if it is (the case that ...)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make a fool of (someone)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
pardon me for leaving (first)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time