to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to break the silence; to break one's silence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
question; inquiry; enquiry
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to have a talk; to tell a story
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
by myself; in person; by oneself
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
meanwhile; in the meantime