to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
no-good man; (male) loser
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
self-defense; self-defence
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to fall ill; to be taken ill