to call again; to call someone back
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
bet; wager; stake; gamble
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
connection; link; relationship
exchange of letters; correspondence
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to show signs of; to appear
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be accepted by a university
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to press a question; to cross-examine
from the beginning; from scratch
to concern; to be related
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ultimate; final; last; eventual
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest