to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
correction; revision; amendment
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
speech; expression; wording; language
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
mostly involve; principally involve
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
at first; in the beginning; originally
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
about; on; regarding; per; for every
subsidy; grant; subvention
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to keep away; to keep at a distance
unable to resist; unable to suppress
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty