to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to smirk; to grin broadly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
hating; strongly disliking
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
one cause; one reason; one factor
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to anticipate; to foresee
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
like this; this sort; this way
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after a long time; for the first time in a while
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia