cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
rational; reasonable; logical
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
for the present; for the time being
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
inside one's heart; in one's mind
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
very young; little; childish; immature
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
to sell off; to sell completely
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty