to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
periodic; regular; routine
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to complain; to make a complaint
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to accept; to receive; to agree
permission; approval; authorization; license
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
individual differences; personal equation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
such ... as; or some such
from the beginning; from scratch
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless