settlement; solution; resolution
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
intention; idea; inclination; wish
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
the other day; a few days ago
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
conference room; council room
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
towering; astonishingly high
to pause; to have a short intermission
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying