lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
writing on someone's behalf
work; business; company; study
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
main question; real issue at hand
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to keep a record; to keep a tally
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
comparatively; relatively
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thorough; exhaustive; complete
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
that's the way it is; such is life
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
inspection; checking (goods, products)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical