to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
innermost depths of one's heart
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
battle for Christmas sales
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sales battle; business competition
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
direct connection; direct link
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
public opinion poll; straw poll
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
commencing with; including
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
work fiend; devil for work
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
striking; remarkable; considerable
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to think alike; to get along
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically