to sever relations (with somebody; 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
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; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
self-defense; self-defence
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
to fall ill; to be taken ill
medical care; medical treatment
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
variation; rogue (something)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
hateful; detestable; loathsome