being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
feeling; sense; impression
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 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)
incident; affair; happening; event
failure; mistake; blunder
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
starting point; point of departure
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
indirection; indirectness
in good health; alive and well; going strong
being very busy; busyness
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude