to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
determination; resolution
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
error; mistake; slip; bug
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to half-rise to one's feet
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sense of values; values; value system
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
chit; sales slip; voucher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy