conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to miss (one's chance to ...)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
pardon me for leaving (first)
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to begin some form of lifestyle
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self