withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
apparent age (of someone); rough age
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
my personal (e.g. opinion)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
method of bringing up; method of raising
to kill by burning to death
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to feel oneself indebted to
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
straight-laced person; stubborn person
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dated; date; fixed; external
good feeling; feeling good
to frolic about; to mess around
difficult problem; challenge
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave