please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
counter for books; volume
as soon as possible; ASAP
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to have the memory of having done something oneself
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
secret; private; surreptitious
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
trauma (usu. psychological)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
corridor; hallway; passageway
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to have a meal; to take a meal
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity