to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
royal capital; imperial capital
finish; finishing; finishing touches
accomplice; co-conspirator
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
justification; rationalization
(in the same way) as before; as always
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
give-and-take; give and take
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
former president (of a company); former CEO
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication