waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
chatter mark (machine tools)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
not caring; not giving a damn
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to beat to death; to kill
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to pierce through; to break through
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
other than; excluding; without
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest