no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
depiction; description; portrayal
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to view the past with nostalgia
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
gradually; slowly but steadily
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
in the hospital; hospitalized
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
social; societal; societary
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to throw at; to turn; to raise
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization