clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
question; inquiry; enquiry
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
apparent age (of someone); rough age
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
several years; a few years
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
intuition; instinct; hunch
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade