to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
to repeat; to do something over again
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to collapse into; to flop onto
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
connection; link; relationship
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by