appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
firm; unshakeable; resolute
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to torment; to torture; to harass
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
of no interest; not interested
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to repeat; to do something over again
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
belief; faith; conviction
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to recall; to remember; to recollect
verbalizing; putting into words
that's the way it is; such is life
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Dragon King; promoted rook
proposal; proposition; suggestion
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
surrounding at a distance