acquaintance; friend; familiar face
pointing out; identification
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to join forces; to cooperate
second day of the month; two days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
everything; anything; nothing
even more; still more; further
(your, his, her) daughter
worst; worst-case (scenario)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
finishing blow; coup de grâce
penalty for contract breach
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail