willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
that's the way it is; such is life
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
anything and everything; just about everything
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
just one person; only one
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to entrust; to leave to a person
just because; even if; even though
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show