forgetting; lapse of memory
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
though; notwithstanding; although
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
social life; social intercourse
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being startled; getting a shock
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
long ago; already; a long time ago
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
class; heading; group; category
traditional; conventional
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration