not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
since when; from when; how long
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
talking while standing; standing around talking
return of something; repayment
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
persecution complex; paranoia
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
day by day; every day; by the day
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
advisory level; warning level
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
one's own child; one's own children
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be fated to; be linked by fate
at first; in the beginning; originally
to accept (a thing) with thanks
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable