recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
none of your business; not your concern
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
in that way; like that; that way
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated