essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
leaving a club; quitting a club
report; notification; registration
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
address (on envelope, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to accept; to receive; to agree
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
that's the way it is; such is life
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to triumph; to be elated with success
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
sincere; earnest; serious
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)