single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to get angry; to lose one's temper
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
way (of doing); manner; method
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
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 quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
on the occasion of; at the time of
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
sexy; popular; well-liked
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
sudden deafness; SD; sudden sensorineural hearing loss; SSHL
to be ill; to suffer from
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
being too late; losing one's final chance
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
number of times; frequency; count
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent