to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
calming down; quieting down
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to switch off; to turn off
several weeks; a few weeks
as far as the eye can see
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
in the face of; in defiance of
massing (of troops); gathering
absence; disregard; indifference
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
covered with; stained; smeared
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy