admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
in the end; at the end of the day
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
because; the reason is; if you want to know why