interruption; suspension; break
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to spread; to be propagated
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to refer to; to use as reference
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
half and half; fifty-fifty
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
anything and everything; just about everything
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
distant look; faraway look
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
will; testament; last request
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
hard worker; hardworking person
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
how many people; a number of people
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
price; cost; value; worth; value
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher