is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
writing (e.g. as a profession)
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
to be able to manage somehow or another
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to telephone; to make a phone call
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
number-withheld phone calls
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
answering machine; answer phone
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
leaving everything up to someone else
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
named after; associated with; connected with
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)