unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
same crime; being equally guilty
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
correction; revision; amendment
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
slapping the opponent with the open hand
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
affected look; made-up face
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to demand money; to pester; to extort
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to understand; to make out
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)