sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
university student; college student
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
working adult; full-fledged member of society
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to laugh away; to laugh off
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
older sister; lass; young lady
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
way of talking; speaking style
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to press a question; to cross-examine
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated