development; exploitation
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
outline; summary; argument
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)