godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
popular person; favorite; favourite
unrequited love; one-sided love
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
hoarse voice; husky voice
near; close; beside; third person
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
too much; excessively; too
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
protective instinct; defensive instinct
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal