I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
solution; solution strategy
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
that day; the very same day
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
flawless; absolute perfection
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
recommendation; endorsement
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every