to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
attached file; attachment
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
occasional; infrequent; rare
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
money-making; earning money
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
fixed interval; fixed period
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary