emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to be softened; to calm down
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
person concerned; interested party; related party
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
aloha shirt; Hawaiian shirt
to yell; to rant; to rave
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
newly arrived; newly received
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
banner; banner (on a web page)
account page (on a website)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to think too much; to be over-concerned
withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
black ground; black cloth
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
hiding one's embarrassment
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to lose sight of; to miss