tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cease; to stop; to be over
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
last week; the week before
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
very likely; very probable
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to concern; to be related
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to attempt; to test; to try out
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
though; notwithstanding; although
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to hand over; to surrender