mental illness; emotional disorder
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reconciliation; make peace with
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
subtracting points; points deducted
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
everything; anything; nothing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
commodore; brigadier general
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
honour; honor; glory; privilege
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate