to pass (of time); to elapse
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
older brother; elder brother
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
place; room; margin; scope
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
outrageous lie; outright lie
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to do together; to share; to participate in
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
at the top of one's voice
to be in complete attendance
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
headquarters; head office; main office
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
absorption; suction; attraction
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)