how should I know?; don't ask me
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
climax; peak; zenith; apex
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to wring the neck; to strangle
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to feel inferior; to feel small
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox