to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
verbal message; word (from someone)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
eldest sister; oldest sister
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to go out and away; to leave
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
stopping functioning; being out of service