sympathy; compassion; pity
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
reopening; resumption; restarting
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
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
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
interruption; suspension; break
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself