cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
worry; mental agony; heartache
(written) contract; agreement
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
consent form; letter of consent
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to thrust down; to push off
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
unexpectedly; surprisingly
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
funny story; funny anecdote
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
lately; recently; these days
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
worried look; worried expression
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing