to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
consideration; taking into account
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to understand; to make out
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
winter vacation; winter holidays
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to underrate; to make light of
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
absence; disregard; indifference
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
preparations for returning (home)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd