to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
sincere; earnest; serious
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
sad to say; how sad; alas
serious look (on one's face); straight face
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
whispering; murmuring; subdued
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid