powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
rebellious phase; rebellious age
silence (not speaking); muteness
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to go past; to pass; to pass by
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
drinking bout; merrymaking
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)