to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
optimization; optimisation
way of talking; speaking style
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
have a pain in one's chest
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
accumulation; accumulate; store
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to lose money; to spend money
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
entreaty; appeal; petition
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable