decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
income and expenditure plan
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
first meeting; first interview with
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
already; now; no longer; not any more
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
riskiness; (level of) danger
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
100,000; hundred thousand
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate