to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to ask a question; to ask questions
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
close; intimate; on good terms
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
way of speaking; intimation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
teaching licence; teacher's license
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
at once; immediately; right now
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
literally; to the letter; literal
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary