so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to check; to stop; to keep back
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to straighten up; to sit upright
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
decapitated body; deflowered stem
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to live through; to survive
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
clear; precise; definite; distinct
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to say no more; to sink into silence
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
summertime; summer season
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
neat and clean; tidy; trim
object of romantic interest; potential love interest