to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to ask; to enquire; to query
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
after that; afterwards; thereafter
store interior; inside of a shop
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to become empty; to be emptied
carnivore; carnivorous animal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
all; entire; whole; altogether
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one-by-one; separately; in detail
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to run about; to rush about
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
form; shape; figure; visage
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
extreme sadist; very sadistic
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)