to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
one person; another name; nickname; alias
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be late; to be unpunctual
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
sharp parting remark; parting threat
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to call out; to ask someone to come
it is I who should say so
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hang (something) on the wall
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger