fit; spasm; attack; seizure
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
(dying of) natural causes
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
now that; since; so long as; because
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
perfect; just right; ideal
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to kill; to defeat; to beat
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
devoted; self-sacrificing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
changing clothes; change of clothes
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
long ago; a long time ago; already
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards