engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
when it becomes; when it comes to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
serious; severe; grave; acute
something; some kind of; for some reason
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
headquarters; head office; main office
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot