release; liberation; acquittal
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
last days; the end; one's fate
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
validity; verification; propriety
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
quantitative; concerning the quantity
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
verbal promise; one's word
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
just above; right overhead
to drool; to dribble; to slobber