several weeks; a few weeks
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the opposite sex; isomerism
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
two times; twice; two degrees
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to comfort; to console; to amuse
without; but if; otherwise; or else
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
means; way; method; measure
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
otherwise; or else; if not
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
exit; way out; outlet; vent
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to bring back; to restore
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly