depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
how; in what way; by what means
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
thought; consideration; thinking
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
having said that; on the other hand
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
political issue (problem)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
study; research; investigation
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to cultivate a better understanding