cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
existence; being; life; survival
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to put into writing; to write
late at night; at a late hour
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
moving; touching; stirring
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
change; alteration; modification
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
bereavement; separation by death; loss
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
library (usu. single-room); small library
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
closing a room; keeping a room closed; closing down an office; closing down a facility; closing a department
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
covered with; stained; smeared
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
if you think about it; come to think of it