to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
instead; but (on the other hand)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to beat to death; to kill
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
face; looks; vestiges; trace
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
travelling alone; solitary journey
one of these days; someday; one day
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to manage something successfully; to be successful
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
action committee; executive committee
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant