personal; individual; private
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
error; mistake; slip; bug
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious