tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
himself; yourself; herself
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
summer cold (illness); summer flu
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
every evening; every night
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to stop (plug) one's ears
to stick it out (until the end)