request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
time; season; period; phase; stage
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to go along; to walk along; to follow
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
a few years ago; some years back
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
commencing with; including
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
that is to say; so that means
authenticity; credibility
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous