ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
absence; disregard; indifference
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
not caring; not giving a damn
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
armed forces; military; troops
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
love affair; love relationship
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
retreating figure; appearance from behind
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation