rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be too numerous; to be too much
almost; roughly; approximately
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
at that time; in those days
scene; spectacle; sight; view
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
by myself; in person; by oneself
finishing blow; coup de grâce
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(bank) balance; remainder
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
briskly; quickly; promptly
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
big man; large man; tall man; giant
rest period; intermission; break time; recess