to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
have a good day; take care; see you
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
stepwise; one step at a time
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
billow; surge; large wave
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to step firmly; to harden by treading
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
year in, year out; always; 24-7
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
around the world; throughout the world
such; like that; that sort of; very
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)