middle of the night; dead of night
to summon; to get used to call
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
very likely; very probable
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
such; like that; in that way
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling