new life; fresh start; new routine
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to collapse; to flop (onto)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
tide; current; tendency; trend
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to call a person's attention (to)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
rising of the tide; a beginning
life; living; I; me; student
independence; self-reliance
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
(the condition of) one's health
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
after the end (of something)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
no need to guess; certainly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white