declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
at once; immediately; right now
to increase; to add to; to augment
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
resignation; acceptance; consolation
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
4th day of the month; four days
how can (one) do something
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
way (of doing); manner; method; means
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
rather; better; instead; if anything
beginning; outset; first; onset
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression