to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to hit hard; to strike hard
chance; opportunity; occasion
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
of course; certainly; naturally
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
application; request; petition
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
stepwise; one step at a time
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
little by little; bit by bit
complete change; about-face
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to one's delight; to one's joy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
single word; a few words; brief comment
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
inside one's heart; in one's mind
vehement objection; bitter opposition
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes