to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
likability; favorability; popularity
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to need; to call for; to require
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
choices; alternatives; options
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
door; gate; opening; title page
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to run up to; to rush over
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)