conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to squash; to crush; to flatten
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy