one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
and what is worse; to make matters worse
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
regret; repentance; remorse
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
forced laugh; forced smile
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
exactly as stated; verbatim
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
school rules; school regulations
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
difference; variation; difference
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be helpful; to be useful
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on