alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to measure over again; to reweigh
confusion; distraction; derangement
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
if so; in that case; in that situation
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
conviction; belief; confidence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be born; to come into the world
to have a hard time of it
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
does not; can not; will not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
front; frontage; facade; main
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to change (one's clothes)