to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
love affair; love relationship
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
future (usually near); prospects
to be worried; to be troubled
impossible; unlikely; improbable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
(not) even once; (not) ever
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
physical condition; state of health
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear