to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
URL; uniform resource locator
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
what's what; heads or tails
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
this issue (of a periodical); this number
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
sentiment; sentimentality
businesslike; operational; matter-of-fact; professional; transactional
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
useless resistance; vain struggle
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
bad influence; negative influence