repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to become dim; to become blurred
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
settlement; conclusion; summary
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
reading aloud; recitation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
set meal; special (of the day)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
change; alteration; modification