chalk (mineral); white wall
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to slide into; to slip into
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pretension; conceit; hubris
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
highly unpredictable; touch and go
vocal sound; tone of voice
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
longing for; burning desire
much less; to say nothing of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to tighten; to press hard
now that; since; as long as; provided that
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
triumphant return; returning in triumph
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish