to live; to make a living; to get on with
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
almost every day; almost daily
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
opposite side; opposition
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to triumph; to be elated with success
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
mental; psychological; physical
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture