I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
established practice; custom
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
message; informative matter
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
(necessary) personnel; required person
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
forcibly; against one's will
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
latent disposition; inner feelings
having gone too far to turn back
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
malicious; deliberately mean
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
directions; instructions; orders; command
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen