to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
without cause; without reason
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
end of term; end of semester
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as before; as ever; as it was originally
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
matter causing distress; something causing worry
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to have troubles; to have concerns
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently