rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
impassioned speech; fervent speech
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to throw away; to abandon
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
end; close; finish; termination
to knock down; to bring down
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to stare back at; to look back at
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
geometric (progression, etc.)
brilliant; bright; glorious
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to come face to face (with)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn