menopause; change of life
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
can't help; won't make much difference
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
surface of a board or record
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
everywhere; at every turn
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
going too far; going to extremes
well versed; thorough knowledge
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
reaching; attaining; arrival
inspection; examination; check