cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
so; like this; in this way
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become dim; to become blurred
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
forgetting; lapse of memory
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
person who has committed suicide
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to strangle; to constrict
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
the last moment; the very end
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
second-year student; biennial
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
year in, year out; always; 24-7
moment; brief space of time
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent