half-moon; half a month; semicircle
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
acceleration; speeding up
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
meeting; greeting; welcome
complete stranger; total stranger
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
settlement; solution; resolution
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
parting; separation; farewell
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
the other day; a few days ago
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
the way back; the way home; return trip