negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
beyond that point; after that
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
impossibly hard video game
in succession; one after another
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
personal (employee); employed; retained
establishment; settlement
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is