to apologize; to apologise
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to collect; to assemble; to gather
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to happen to have on hand or in stock
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
influence (on someone); inspiration
all-night vigil over a body; wake
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
changing clothes; change of clothes