desperation; despair; self-abandonment
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
sensual love; love affair
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to wring the neck; to strangle
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
physical condition; state of health
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
final adjustment; final coordination
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort