to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to begin talking; to open up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
right to choose; a say; option
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
one way or the other; either way
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
proposal; proposition; suggestion
charming; fascinating; attractive
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
New Year's Eve; December 31
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)