gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
anonymity; using an assumed name
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be born; to come into the world
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the teaching profession; education of laity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry