far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
story; tale; talk; discussion
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
overhasty; rash; premature
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sad; wretched; deplorable
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
correction; revision; rectification
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
action of making something; -ification
as; because; with; due to
physical strength; muscle strength
striking; remarkable; considerable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable