to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
world; society; people; the public
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
government body; government agency
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
at least; at most; (even) just
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
nothing but; none other than
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to accept; to receive; to agree
settlement; solution; resolution
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
very recently; in the very recent past
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to rush over; to run up to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination