lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
but; however; provided that
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
excellent answer; clever answer
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
donor; contributor; provider
chance; opportunity; occasion
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
nice; likeable; desirable
to press a question; to cross-examine
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
boy; son; baby boy; young man