to keep (a person) waiting
long (time); protracted; prolonged
murder; killing; murderer
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
club budget; club expense
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to have an idea; to have a clue
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
(a place) out of one's reach
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
reading circle; reading group; book club
graduation ceremony; commencement
feeling keenly; fully realizing
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
sleeping pill; sleep medication
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cannot be helped; unavoidable
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
remote past; far ago; time immemorial