atmosphere; mood; sentiment
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
bright person; talented student; prodigy
one or two; a few; small number
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
household economy; family finances
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
waiting upon; attending on; accompanying
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
refinement; elegance; grace
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
directly; in person; firsthand
feelings; thoughts; meaning
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
bare livelihood; subsistence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession