endless; boundless; everlasting
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
take care; take good care of yourself
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
nothing but; except; no more than
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to pretend; to act (as if)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
several people; a few people
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
world; society; people; the public
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
online shopping; internet shopping