cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to subsist; to keep on living
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
late at night; at a late hour
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
settlement; solution; resolution
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
unmarried; not yet married
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
about when; about what time; how soon
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
arrival of goods; goods received
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
just now; a moment ago; this very minute