to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
very; greatly; exceedingly
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
how long; how far; how much
to harm; to cause harm to
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
correspondence; exchange of letters
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk