straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
short short (story); flash fiction
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
biological parent; real parent
parent-child relationship
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
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recommendation; referral; endorsement
one day; (on) a certain day
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
English conversation; school for English conversation
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
natural; intrinsic; from birth
being good at cooking; good cook
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
reexamination; resit; make-up (exam)
that; the matter in question
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture