one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
private person; individual
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated