(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
within; inside of; less than
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
even more; still more; further
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
smooth (i.e. without problems)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
length (of an animal); body length
height (measured at the withers)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
most difficult; next to impossible
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise