seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
desperation; self-abandonment
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
phantosmia; phantom smell; olfactory hallucination
visual hallucination; vision
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be conspicuous; to stand out
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
difference; discrepancy; variation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to break the silence; to break one's silence
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy