not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
repentance; confession; penitence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to take; to catch; to capture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
loyal retainer; loyal subject
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to be injured; to sustain a wound
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to push (something) against
patting; stroking; caressing
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation