advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
dispersing; breaking up; running away
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little