end of term; end of semester
such ... as; or some such
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to face on; to look out on to
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become fraught with emotion
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
genuine; authentic; true; real
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
just one person; only one
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch