layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
later on; eventually; afterwards
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense