cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
carefree; free from worry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
just because; even if; even though
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to ask a question; to ask questions