person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
comfort; consolation; diversion
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
breaking off an engagement
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
prohibition; inhibition; ban
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will