to apologize; to apologise
to check; to stop; to keep back
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to comb down; to smooth down
to put on airs; to assume importance
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
and then; and so; and; so then
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to blow off; to be blown off
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strike (i.e. industrial action)
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
these days; nowadays; recently
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to sink (into); to get depressed
to go to see (something, someone); to visit