periodic; regular; routine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
common people; ordinary people; masses
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out