deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
presence; sitting with; being with
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to discuss; to talk together
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
amount of sugar; sugar content
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
regret; repentance; remorse
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
trouble; bother; annoyance
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely