correction; revision; amendment
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
matter causing distress; something causing worry
almost every day; almost daily
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
proper; right; reasonable
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to let out a cry; to break forth
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
that's true; of course; obviously
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage