lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw at; to turn; to raise
why; how; for what reason
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to care for someone; to look after someone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
again; once more; a second time
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
I see; that's right; indeed
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly